I don’t have a big yard. The yard is mostly lawn, so I do quite a bit of lawn maintenance every couple of weeks, or so. I use electric everything, from mower, trimmer, hedger, vacuum, and blower. I guess there’s a fair bit of cable management there, too. 🙂 I used to “outsource” this task […]
After discovering my orange tree would not grow, I went to get a new one to replace it. Last Sunday, I just planted a Washington Navel Orange tree, and documented the effort. I dug up the old tree and it was easy. The root was thin and had not gone deep. There was a nice […]
When it comes to gardening, it seems to be a hit and miss for me. I seem to have a grey thumb – in between green and black. I admit I don’t know much about planting, nor do I know what to plant in the first place! My backyard is one giant earth experiment for […]
Southern California has always been dry. Hardly any rain, all year around. If it wasn’t close to the Pacific Ocean, this area would be a nasty desert. Fresh water has always been scarce here. Even a colleague back East called me a “Water Sucking LA1 Man”, since we’re so thirsty for water here in SoCal. […]
There’s been so much rain in California recently, I thought I’ll sing about it. Well… actually, I’ll let the Yahoo’s Emoticarolers do the singing.